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　　When I was growing up，I was embarrassed（局促不安）to be seen with my father．He was severely crippled（破的）and very short，and when we 　1　 walk together，his hand on my arm for 　2　，people would 　3　．I would inwardly squirm（局促不安）at the unwanted attention．But as we started out，he always said，“You set the pace．I will try to adjust to（适应）you．”

　　Our usual walk was 　4　 the subway，　5　 was how he got to work．He went to work，and，　6　 bad weather，he always never 　7　 a day．

　　When snow or ice was on the ground，it was impossible for him to walk，even with help．　8　 my sister or would 　9　 him through the streets on a child's sleigh（雪撬）to the subway entrance．

　　He never talked about himself as an object of pity，　10　 did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able．What He 　11　 in others was a“ good heart，”and if he found one，the owner was good enough for him．Now that I am older，I believe that is a 　12　 standard by which to judge people，　13　 I still don't know exactly what a“good heart”is．But know the times don't have 　14　 myself．

　　Unable to engage in many activities，my father still tried to take part in some may．

　　When a local sandlot baseball team found itself without a manager，he 　15　 it going．I now know he 　16　 some things indirectly through me．When I played ball，he“ played”too．

　　He had been 　17　 many years now，but I think of him often． I wonder if he sensed my un-willingness 　18　 with him during our walks．If he did，I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was，how I regretted it．I think of him when I get unhappy with something unimportant，when I am envious of another's good 　19　，when I don't have“good heart．”At such times I put

my hand on his arm to 　20　 my balance，and say，“You set the pace．I'll try to adjust to you．

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　　At first I couldn't believe it! There were no 1 in rows; no bells rang; no one had to go to 2 . Although we all lived “in”, 3 made us go to bed at a certain time; there was no “lights out”.

　　The 4 thing was that practically all the students went to class, and very few people stayed up late at night. Only the new people stayed up or 5 class. The new ones always went wild at first, but this never lasted long.

　　The 6 took some getting used to. Our teachers treated us like 7 ; never did we have to 8 “stand up”, “speak out”. I don't 9 one student who didn't try his best.

　　The subjects were the same as those in 10 school, but what a difference in the approach (方式)! For example, in botany (植物学) we had no classes in spring or fall, but instead we 11 two gardens, a vegetable garden and a flower garden. Then in winter we each studied a few 12 things about what we had grown. In math the students built three different kinds of storerooms-small ones 13 , but unusual. They did this instead of having lessons in the classroom. They really had a 14 time too, designing everything, drawing the blueprints, 15 the angles (角度) and so on. I didn't take math. I can't stand it! Besides, I could do the things with numbers. That's 16 ! 17 , I think I am a 18 person for having gone to the school. I can read and write as well as anyone else of my age, and I can think better. That's probably a real big 19 between the free school and regular school—the amount of 20 .

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—Don’t you have lunch at school?

— ________, but I used to.

A. Yes, I have　　　　 B. Yes, I do

C. No, I haven’t　　　 D. No, I don’t

I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And unless otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always chose to sit at the 1　 of the classroom.

All this 2 after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy 3　 because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 　4 in keeping pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “　 5　 for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give it a try.

Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 　 6　 of it! When I first started attending the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much 　 7 what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get 　 8　 and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid. 　9 , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to 10 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t know “just yet”.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the rules and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and 11 . Very soon the competitive part in me was winning over my lack of 　12 . With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the process. I never had so much fun!

With my　 13　 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from " 14　 " in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself,to raising my hand — even when I sometimes wasn’t 100 percent 15　 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

1. A. front　 B. middle　　 　 C. corner　　 　 D. back

2. A. continued 　 B. changed　　 　 C. settled　　　 　 D. started

3. A. idea　　 　 B. plan　　　 　　 C. belief 　　　　 D. saying

4. A. interest　　 B. chance　　 　　 C. competence 　 D. difficulty

5. A. going　　　 　　　 B. looking　 C. cheering　　 　 D. applying

6. A. point 　　　 B. half　　 C. rest　　　 　　 D. basis

7. A. less　　 　　 B. later　　 C. worse　　　 　 D. further

8. A. committed B. inspired　 C. embarrassed 　 D. confused

9. A. Interestingly B. Fortunately 　　 C. Obviously　 　 D. hopefully

10. A. focus　　 　　　 B. act　　　 　　 C. rely　　　　 　 D. try

11. A. puzzling　 B. confusing　 　　 C. motivating　 D. tiring

12. A. fun　　　 B. enthusiasm 　　 C. confidence　 D. interest

13. A. expressed B. improved　 　　 C. preserved　 　 D. recognized

14. A. dreaming B. playing　 C. relaxing　　 D. hiding

15. A. lucky　　 　　　 B. happy　　 　　 C. sure　　　 　　　　 D. satisfied

I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not 　16 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder (脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much 　17 than others.

I hated going to school and I hated people 　18 at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing 　19 and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the 　20 and seeing an ugly hunchback (驼背).

My friends found me 　21 because I didn’t let others get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life 　22 Angela appeared.

That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school — a spot where no one would 　23 me. That’s when I first heard her voice.

“Hi. Can I sit down?”

I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.

“What are you looking at?” she asked.

“Ants.”

“What are they doing?”

“No 　24 .”

“I bet they’re playing games and making friends. Don’t you think so?”

That was how our 　25 started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun — the ants, the clouds, my little niche (处境) — until it was sunset.

Then suddenly, she saw my 　26 . She just stared.

My heart 　27 . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would

28 me now.

She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know 　29 your back is hunched.”

I closed my eyes like a criminal (罪犯) waiting to be 　30 . I begged in my heart for her to

31 , but she just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”

“No,” I answered 　32 .

She bent and whispered in my ears.

“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”

I was 　33 . I looked into her eyes and her 　34 touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to 　35 myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend.

16. A. them　　　　　　　　 B. it　　　　　　　　　　 C. me　　　　　　　　　 D. her

17. A. sadder　　　　　　　 B. shorter　　　　　　　　　　 C. weaker　　　　　　 D. slower

18. A. looking　　　　　　　 B. smiling　　　　　　 C. aiming　　　　　　　 D. glaring

19. A. still　　　　　　　　　　 B. alone　　　　　　　　 C. straight　　　　　　 D. together

20. A. street　　　　　　　　 B. sun　　　　　　　　　 C. corner　　　　　　　 D. mirror

21. A. distant　　　　　　　 B. stubborn　　　　　 C. hopeless　　　　　 D. unfortunate

22. A. after　　　　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　　 C. since　　　　　　　　 D. until

23. A. disturb　　　　　　　 B. seek　　　　　　　　 C. interrupt　　　　　 D. ignore

24. A. wonder　　　　　　　 B. idea　　　　　　　　　 C. sign　　　　　　　　 D. action

25. A. connection　　　　 B. competition　　　 C. conversation　　 D. comprehension

26. A. face　　　　　　　　　 B. back　　　　　　　　 C. eyes　　　　　　　　 D. shoulders

27. A. sank　　　　　　　　　 B. beat　　　　　　　　 C. broke　　　　　　　 D. ached

28. A. care for　　　　　　　 B. rely on　　　　　　 C. look down upon　　　 D. put up with

29. A. that　　　　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　　　 C. whether　　　　　 D. why

30. A. blamed　　　　　　　 B. arrested　　　　　　 C. punished　　　　　 D. sentenced

31. A. relax　　　　　　　　　 B. leave　　　　　　　　 C. stop　　　　　　　　 D. pause

32. A. shyly　　　　　　　　 B. weakly　　　　　　 C. proudly　　　　　　 D. firmly

33. A. astonished　　　　　 B. ashamed　　　　　 C. annoyed　　　　　 D. amused

34. A. wisdom　　　　　　　　　　 B. generosity　　　　 C. honesty　　　　　　 D. kindness

35. A. control　　　　　　　 B. like　　　　　　　　　 C. comfort　　　　　 D. enjoy